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Show SUNDAY SCHOOL UXI0X. A Sncccssful Hefting Jn the Fonr-teeath Fonr-teeath Ward Assembly Hall. Nearly alt the city and several of the county schools were represented at the meetlnguftheSunday School Union of this Stake, held in the Fourteenth Ward assembly hall on June 2nd, Superintendent J. C. Cutler presiding. Tho singing exercises were excellently ex-cellently rendered on the occasion by tho Fourteenth Ward school choir,uuder tliedlrcctlon of Brother Thomas Butler, and tho opening prayer was offered by Elder J. II. Parry. , ," Elder J. M. Whitta&r, instructor of the Fourteenth Ward primary class, conducted an interesting exercise with a portion of his class of boys and girls. The lesson con sisted of oneof their usual Sunday morning lessons on the life of the Savior. Although the lesson was not specially prepared for this meeting, meet-ing, the w hole exercise was promptly prompt-ly and intelligently performed, evincing not only earnest work on the art of the teacher, but more than usual Interest on the part of the children. Brother Whitiaker explained that in creating an interest in the minds of the children, he had found the large chart', published by tbe Sunday School Union, of very great help. After making a few pointed aud introductory remarks on the illustrated il-lustrated lesson, hetaid Uic children could readily answer nearly all questionsthatthelesson would naturally natu-rally sugcest Elder Francis MacDonalJ, Assistant Assist-ant Superintendent of the Big Cottonwood Cot-tonwood SundayScliooL gave a short lecture illustrating tho method by which lie had been so successful lu teaching the theological class over which he presided. He bacd his teachings on the idea that tbe young men of tho theological class should bo taught to understand the Gaspel so thoroughly and familiarly as to tra nblc to 1 'reach the same to the world. The "Preceptor" method had been followed w ith very good results. The principles of tho Gospel Gos-pel aud subjects suggested in its restoration were brought up in tho class successively, and all the members mem-bers were required to take part In the exercises of the class and aid lu searching out passages of scripture bearing upon tbe subject presented before the class, and which would prove the position assumed by tlie Latter-day Silnts. That the scriptures scrip-tures might become familiar to the members of the class the only book used was th? Bible, and every one of thestndents took part In searching search-ing out an J reading before the class the various passages suggested by the lesson of the day. The same class liad taken up tho Sunday School leatleti with very good results, re-sults, always following the same general plan, and working with the same object in view. Elder Thomas Mclntyre led the congregation in singing "Glorious tilings of thee are, spoken," Supt George M. Cannon, of the Fourteenth Ward Sabbath school, was the next speaker, and delivered an excellent address en the sul ject of "Order and Discipline,' In the beginning of his subject the speaker referred to tlie training given the youth of Greece and Home to prepare pre-pare them for the duties that fell upon them at maturity. Order and discipline were the principal subjects sub-jects inculcated In the minus of the youth, on the supposition that tbe best disciplined children became the best citizens. The Catholics and many other churches made discipline disci-pline a very important part of the education ed-ucation of their children. The necessity neces-sity of dlsclpllnewas recognized byall who had given the subject of progressive pro-gressive education any thought, as without discipline tho purpose of teaching would Le hindered and retarded. re-tarded. But an irksome discipline, made up of many and intricate rules, was productive of more harm than good. Tlie fewer and more simple the rules made to govern the discipline of our schools the better would be the resullrmore good would be accomplished and better order would prevail. Superintendent Cutler announced that the Fifteenth Ward school would furnish the singing and a part of the programme at the July meeting. The congregational pieces to bo sung on the occasion are "Devotional "Devotion-al Hymn" and "Let the Holy Spirit Spir-it Guide." Mlsa Lizzie Thomas and the choir admirable rendered a beautiful an-thcm,-entiUcd "Praise ye the Lord," composed for tho occasion by Prof. W. C. Cllre, ona of Utah's most promising young composers; The production is well worthy the praise bestowed upon It by those who-heard who-heard It ; Tho benediction was pronounced by J. F. Allred, of Spring City, and the meeting adjourned for one month. Jos. Hvkcai Parry, . Sec'y. |